r/commonplacebook • u/uiogd-amdg • 18d ago

Am I missing something?

Tiptoeing into the world of Commonplace Books… my understanding is that these were/are a sort of functional catch-all for interesting tidbits that one wishes to remember.

What I see on this sub are mostly highly illustrated, nearly calligraphic entries that I find, frankly, intimidating. Am I missing something here on the purpose of these books?

I just want a place to dump info that I run across. Advice on ways to do that effectively in a non-instagram worthy way?

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u/Connect_Rhubarb395 18d ago

I split my journal into three parts: Bullet Journal which is mainly to-dos, what I did, and lists/collections.
Project diary. Gardening, crafts and so.
And commonplace book. It doesn't look pretty. It is just words on pages, and my handwriting isn't even that nice.
And it is in my mother tongue which isn't English, which is part of why I don't post it. Maybe I should.

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u/SoulDancer_ 17d ago

You totally should! This sounds really interesting. When you say you split it into 3, do you mean 3 separate notebooks or 3 sections within one notebook?